Rubbing

29-25-8

From: Korea | Gyeongju

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-25-8
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Korean
Provenience Korea | Gyeongju
Date Made Early 20th Century?
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Technique Rubbing
Iconography Mouse
Description

The Mouse (or Rat), from a set of twelve rubbings of guardian stones (hoseok,護右) showing the East Asian zodiac animals at the tomb of Kim Yusin, Gyeongju, Korea. The rubbings are accompanied by a hand-written note which reads: "No. 11. Rubbings of reliefs from a King's Tomb near Keishū [i.e. Gyeongju 慶州]. Purchased from the museum at Keishū for 6 yen. (not the King's Tomb near Bukkokuji [i.e. Bulguksa 佛國寺] but a similar one north.)"

Height 88 cm
Width 49.3 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1929
Other Number CG98-1-135A - Found in Collection Number

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